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This concise book presents theory and teaches skills allowing students from all academic backgrounds to understand the communication field.
List of contents
1. The communication process; 2. Culture and communication; 3. Perception, the self, and communication; 4. Verbal and nonverbal communication; 5. Listening and responding; 6. Interpersonal and relational communication; 7. Communication in small groups and organizations; 8. Social/mass media and communication; 9. Preparing and composing speeches; 10. Audience analysis and speech delivery.
About the author
Lynn H. Turner received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University and she is a Professor in Communication Studies at Marquette University, Wisconsin. Lynn has served as President of the Central States Communication Association as well as President of the National Communication Association (NCA), the oldest and largest professional communication association in the world. She and Rich have co-authored five books and co-edited two anthologies, The Sage Handbook of Family Communication (2014) and the Family Communication Sourcebook (2006), the latter receiving NCA's Distinguished Book Award. She is the co-recipient of the Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Scholarship in Family Communication Award and have served together as guest co-editors of the Journal of Family Communication upon three different occasions.Richard West received his Ph.D. from Ohio University in Athens and is Professor in Communication Studies at Emerson College, Boston. Rich has served as President of the Eastern Communication Association as well as President of the National Communication Association (NCA), the oldest and largest professional communication association in the world. He and Lynn have co-authored five books co-edited two anthologies, The Sage Handbook of Family Communication (2014) and the Family Communication Sourcebook (2006), the latter receiving NCA's Distinguished Book Award. He is the co-recipient of the Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Scholarship in Family Communication Award and have served together as guest co-editors of the Journal of Family Communication upon three different occasions.
Summary
Prioritizing brevity and clarity, this book integrates theory and practice in easy-to-follow, comprehensive chapters to demystify the complex communication field. Offering a wealth of examples from students' personal, professional, and online lives, it teaches skills allowing students from all academic backgrounds to understand communication.
